The Rolls-Royce Armoured Car by David Fletcher (Paperback, 2012)

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The first Rolls-Royce armoured car was a privately owned vehicle fitted with a machine-gun and a limited amount of armour plate, used by the Royal Naval Air Service in Flanders in 1914. By 1915, nearly 100 had been built and turned over to the Army. From then on, as Sir Albert Stern said 'They searched the world for war', operating as far apart as the rthwest frontier of India, the Middle East and southern Africa. The cars were fast, quiet and reliable but above all powerful. 'A Rolls in the desert is above rubies,' said Lawrence of Arabia. After World War I, the War Office continued to produce the Rolls-Royce while tinkering with the design. These further cars served all across the Empire, including in Ireland and even later Shanghai, returning for a final brief appearance in the early stages of World War II.This book tells the complete story of the Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, following its design and development as it fought from theatre to theatre during World War I and the turbulent inter-war years.

Author Biography

David Fletcher was born in 1942. He has written a number of books and articles on military subjects and is currently the historian at the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK. He has spent over 40 years studying the development of British armoured vehicles during the two World Wars. Henry Morshead is a design consultant in the European automotive and aerospace sectors, with clients including Jaguar, Bentley, Citroen and Airbus. He is also a technical sponsor of the Bloodhound supersonic car, contributing digital surfacing and design services. A former officer in the Royal Engineers and illustrator for Jane's, he maintains a keen interest in the design and use of military land and air vehicles.

Informative on the use of the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost chassis being used to develop the first armoured cars.
An area of interest to me, as it forms another side of the use of this iconic vehicle, which is a legend in the history of motoring.
The book is easy to read,but brief. Well written but quality of the publication is only fair, would benefit from better binding,paper and a hard cover rather than the soft format on the copy purchased. The quality of the actual physical book is not in the same league as other books on Rolls Royce purchased in the past by me. But never the less a good read and interesting book for those interested in vintage Rolls Royce motor cars

Fantastic informitive history-devepment of the armoured car. Great value

Excellent short history about the development of the armoured car. This idea of a armoured car was developed by Commander Charles R Samson RN and his brother Felex in 1914, when they were based at Dunkirk in the early days of the First World War. Those first few privately owned cars was the catalyst for reconnaissance vehicle, combined with the ability to protect themselves from attack. This reference book includes the full history and development of the Rolls Royce armoured car and where they fought during the First World War, until the early beginnings of the Second World War. Lots of black and white images taken from original photographs of the day. Combined with some beautiful artistic coloured impressions plates, including their unit badge and insignia identification that they belonged to.Read full review